User:Smiltz/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title:Library Classification
 * Article Evaluation:This article is listed as a "start" with "top" priority in the "Libraries" Wikiproject. Many claims are lacking citations, and there seems to be very minimal attention given to non-English systems of classification, only mentioning a few European and East Asian systems (I'll have to spend time digging to see what sources I can find). The talk page has several mentions of systems that should be included, but they do not appear to have been added even though the posts are several years old. The systems that are listed might be more useful if given some description, the way a few are. What struck we most about this article was the lack of consistency and the intro, which manages to say almost nothing in the first two sentences. This could definitely be reworked for clarity.
 * Sources:Masterson, Stableford, & Tait. (2019). Re-imagining classification systems in remote libraries. Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association, 68(3), 278–289. https://doi.org/10.1080/24750158.2019.1653611 :Martínez-Ávila, D. (2016). BISAC: Book Industry Standards and Communications. Knowledge Organization, 43(8), 655–662.

Option 2

 * Article title:Librarian
 * Article Evaluation:This article is listed as a "start" with "top" priority in the "Libraries" Wikiproject. The history section seems to be lacking information on the profession in the US and fails to acknowledge the classist and racist beginnings of most modern libraries. The "Professional Organizations" section only covers US organizations, although there are many all over the world. A start on others could be made at the very least. Additionally, it could be rewritten for clarity, as it's rather confusing.
 * Sources:The History of Libraries pages goes delves into this better and has a number of sources that may be useful. Lipscomb, C. E. (2004). Race and librarianship: part I. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 92(3), 299–301. The List of Library Associations page (as a start)

Option 3

 * Article title:Collection Development
 * Article Evaluation:This article is listed as a "start" with "top" priority in the "Libraries" Wikiproject. It is noted as lacking reliable sources for many of its claims, which seems to be the case particularly in the sections on "User needs analysis" and "Checklists method". Sources should be found for these claims and adjustments should be made if they differ or can't be found.
 * Sources:Guide to Library User Needs Assessment for Integrated Collection Resource Management and Collection Development (Book). (2002). Portal: Libraries & the Academy, 2(3), 499.:Stoller, M. (2005). Building library collections: it’s still about the user. Collection Building, 24(1), 4–8. https://doi-org.proxy-um.researchport.umd.edu/10.1108/01604950510576065 :Nisonger, T. E. (2008). Use of the Checklist Method for Content Evaluation of Full-text Databases: An Investigation of Two Databases Based on Citations from Two Journals. Library Resources & Technical Services, 52(1), 4–17.

Option 4

 * Article title:Russian State Children's Library
 * Article Evaluation:This article is listed as a "stub" with "high" priority in the "Libraries" Wikiproject. I'd like to add a section on the National Electronic Children's Library, which was developed by this library, and expand on the introduction and history.
 * Sources:Burykina, M., Lebedeva, A., & Beznosov, D. (2016). Russian National Electronic Children’s Library. Journal of Web Librarianship, 10(4), 375–381. https://doi-org.proxy-um.researchport.umd.edu/10.1080/19322909.2016.1201448 :https://indianembassy-moscow.gov.in/wn-2023-12-05.php

Option 5

 * Article title:Imperial Library (Japan)
 * Article Evaluation:This article is listed as a "start" with "high" priority in the "Libraries" Wikiproject. It is lacking in citations and in need of verification. I may also like to expand on the article depending on what sources I'm able to find. I can read Japanese at a decent level and so may be able to make use of some Japanese sources.
 * Sources:https://guides.nccjapan.org/researchaccess/national-diet-library :https://www.ndl.go.jp/exhibit70/e/14.html